November 1, 2023
We try to rationalize this problem of what is called illusion and if we discover that it is impossible to rationalize it we try to reject it which is another form of rationalization. When you bring something which is beyond reason into one or other of these two categories, to be accepted or rejected, you have got to rationalize it. Neither of these works, and so you go from one frustration to another. In this world, 'I am' is a simple fact. We may place different definitions upon this simple expression, 'I am'. You may think you are the body, a psychological or spiritual entity; whatever definition is placed upon those two simple words, 'I am', is undeniable.
But this thing called 'mine' does not exist even in the sense of 'I am'. You may say "I am the body," and there may be some philosophers here who say, "You are not the body, you are the immortal self." Materialists might say, "There is no soul or spirit, you are the body. Look after it nicely and you will live a long healthy life." Both are right, but even that much of truth cannot be attributed to the expression 'mine'. You cannot accept it, that's silly. You cannot reject it, that is equally silly. Why do you reject something which does not exist? That means that the mind has rationalized it and accepted it in a left-handed way. Now it's trying to push it away. It is a wasteful effort.
There are billions of 'I am's. 'You are' is only another expression which really means 'I am'. As long as this diversity lasts all these 'I am's are independent and maybe from the absolute point of view all these 'I am's blend into one super whole or totality. Having heard that, can I apply this truth as if it were some kind of cosmetic stuff? Truth cannot be applied. It has to be realized. It has to come from within. It must be realized and become the living truth.